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MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 
Plate VII. 
Five head-dresses of the Kaiva Kuku (same history). 
Fig. 1. — A mask slightly incomplete. The uppermost portion should be 
provided with bunches of rattling seed-pods, which keep up a continual noise 
whilst the performer’s body is in motion. Height 3 ft. 2 in. Specimen No.: 
Q.JYL E. 13/238. 
Fig. 2. — Small head-dress, without a top. Dimensions, 7% in. X TV 2 in. 
Specimen No. : Q.M. E. 13/227. 
Fig. 3. — A fish emblem, seen sideways, mounted on a mask. Total height 
4 ft. 7 in., length of fish 4 ft. 5 in. Specimen No. : Q.M. E. 13/216. 
Fig. 4. — A simple mask made from a long strip of fibre bark and turned 
over into two equal parts, the sides of which are then sewn together. Total 
height with fringe of leaves, 2 ft. 1 in. X 12 in. across. Specimen No. : 
Q.M. E. 13/247. 
Fig. 5. — A double-faced head-dress, standing 4 ft. 5 in. in height, the 
greatest width being 3 ft. 5 in. from wing to wing. Strips of bark-cloth hang 
down over framework. The upper and smaller head is provided with a supply 
of human hair, matted together with burrs, which are in reality fragments of 
the echinate capsules of a Euphorbiaceous plant. Specimen No. : Q.M. E. 13/240. 
